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a taliban spokesman claimed responsibility saying they wanted to kill the young activist. malala yousafzai for at least a year. >> they cannot stop me. i will get my education if it is in home, school, or any place. >> this 2009 interview with journalist adam alex was one malala gave as one of pakist's best known, most outspoken and youngest critics of the extremist forces ravaging her country. >> it was very scared that the militants threw acid on my face they can do anything. >> she refused to let fear silence her. in her diary translated and published by the bbc 11-year-old malala described life under taliban rule. i was afraid going to school, she wrote because the taliban had issued an eeds it, banning all girls from attending schools. she went anyway inspiring others to do the same. her diary was not nominated for the international children's peace prize. >> coming from a child, it's innocent, it's honest, it's open, and i think that's what was so threatening. >> nbc's anna nawaz is in kabul. you prepared that report for "nightly news" and all of us were riveted by t
a taliban spokesman claimed responsibility saying they wanted to kill the young activist. malala yousafzai for at least a year. >> they cannot stop me. i will get my education if it is in home, school, or any place. >> this 2009 interview with journalist adam alex was one malala gave as one of pakist's best known, most outspoken and youngest critics of the extremist forces ravaging her country. >> it was very scared that the militants threw acid on my face they can do...
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she began speaking out against the taliban when she was just 11 years old. they came onto her town and banned girls from attending school. >>> turns out nfl quarterback michael vick doesn't have unusual snacking habits after all. earlier this week, reporters began to ask questions after he tweeted this picture of him and his daughter at home with what looks like a milk bone box on the table. vick, who as you probably know served time in prison for owning an illegal dog fighting ring, now admits his family has a dog. vick says he wants his children to develop a healthy relationship with animals. >>> firefighters in florida went beyond the call of duty and saved two pet birds with, yes, that is an oxygen mask. it took two dozen firefighters to put out the raging fire and get the pets out quickly. fortunately, no people were home. >>> a recall for cereal lovers. kellogg's is recalling its frosted mini wheats saying a manufacturing glitch may have left metal fragments in the packaging. >>> it's i going to cost more to mail a letter. we have new announcements in
she began speaking out against the taliban when she was just 11 years old. they came onto her town and banned girls from attending school. >>> turns out nfl quarterback michael vick doesn't have unusual snacking habits after all. earlier this week, reporters began to ask questions after he tweeted this picture of him and his daughter at home with what looks like a milk bone box on the table. vick, who as you probably know served time in prison for owning an illegal dog fighting ring,...
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more temper rate muslims insist that the taliban are not holy warriors for islam but the taliban have illegitimately ceased that label for themselves and hide behind it for their aks. in the taliban's letter they justify trying to kill a female because the letter says, quote, we can see the incident in the koran of the killing of a wife by a blind companion of the prophet because she spoke insulting words about the prophet and the prophet praised this act. the taliban defended attempting to shoot and kill a child with another story in the koran. hazrat khizar while traveling with the prophet musa killed a child. arguing about the reason for his killing, he said that the parents of this child are pious and in the future the child will cause a bad name for them. religious extremists all make the same mistake. they all fail to understand that all of the foundational holy books of major religions, all of them, have really, really crazy, dangerous stuff in them, stuff that was written by men, men who were not just fallible but men who were wrong, some of them claimed at times to be taking
more temper rate muslims insist that the taliban are not holy warriors for islam but the taliban have illegitimately ceased that label for themselves and hide behind it for their aks. in the taliban's letter they justify trying to kill a female because the letter says, quote, we can see the incident in the koran of the killing of a wife by a blind companion of the prophet because she spoke insulting words about the prophet and the prophet praised this act. the taliban defended attempting to...
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the taliban says they had a target killing squad that carried out the attempt on malala yousafzai's life. religious authorities in laher issued condemn of the attack, islam is for encouraging women's education not stopping it. the teenager remains in a medically induced coma in a hospital. >>> it is the final voyage for the "endeavour." the 77 ton shuttle is rolling through los angeles streets to reach its resting place at the california science center but it is not without controversy. workers had to take down light poles and power lines and most importantly nearly 400 trees for this 12-mile journey through the l.a. streets causing angry protests from residents along the route. >>> "endeavour" goes on public display october 30th. >>> and the european union won this year's nobel peace prize. in the same week that spain's credit was downgraded to junk bond status and the 27 member block is struggling to defend its vision and financial life. it won for its six-decade, quote, advancement of peace and reconciliation. >>> now to a story about an american embassy during a revolution in the mid
the taliban says they had a target killing squad that carried out the attempt on malala yousafzai's life. religious authorities in laher issued condemn of the attack, islam is for encouraging women's education not stopping it. the teenager remains in a medically induced coma in a hospital. >>> it is the final voyage for the "endeavour." the 77 ton shuttle is rolling through los angeles streets to reach its resting place at the california science center but it is not without...
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gun in enfrom the taliban shot her on tuesday and they vow if she survives, that they will target her again. hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico. email marketing from constant contact reaches people in a place they're checking every day -- their inbox. and it gives you the tools to create custom emails that drive business. it's just one of the ways constant contact can help you grow your small business. sign up for your free trial today at constantcontact.com/try. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they
gun in enfrom the taliban shot her on tuesday and they vow if she survives, that they will target her again. hahahaha! hooohooo, hahaha! this is awesome! folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. i'd say happier than a slinky on an escalator. get happy. get geico. melons!!! oh yeah!! well that was uncalled for. folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy, ronny? happier than gallagher at a farmers' market. get happy. get geico....
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malala yousufzai who was shot by the taliban. the taliban sought to silence her an education advocate for girls. her condition has stabilized. but she and her father continue to face death threats. >> i'm joined by an msnbc contributor and foreign policy analyst for newsweek. talk to me first about what the message -- this is an act certainly against malala but an act of terrorism against girls in general. what is the message the taliban was attempting to send here? >> the message is clear. don't dare to shape society. this is what malala was doing. this is what the women in pakistan and afghanistan start access to education after september 11th. they start to go back to school. then when you go back to school bs you're a free thinker, a critical thinker. you might not accept their view of the world. they want to impose on the girls to stay ignorant and they can control their brain and bodies. they are not only losing the battle, they're losing the argument. what i'm angry here about is not that they only did it, the fact that pa
malala yousufzai who was shot by the taliban. the taliban sought to silence her an education advocate for girls. her condition has stabilized. but she and her father continue to face death threats. >> i'm joined by an msnbc contributor and foreign policy analyst for newsweek. talk to me first about what the message -- this is an act certainly against malala but an act of terrorism against girls in general. what is the message the taliban was attempting to send here? >> the message...
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yesterday the taliban says that she won't be spared if she survives. her family is also being threatened. she had a blog promoting girls' education. >>> this morning a pentagon official confirm it is united states military sent about 150 members to jordan to help with refugees arriving from syria. he said the team will help jordanians with logistics and planning worth thousands of refugees at that time border. >>> it has been five days since 10-year-old jessica ridgeway went missing on her way to school in colorado. police released this home video to help the public recognize her. sunday her backpack was found six miles away from home. police are now extend tharg er is -- extending their search. >>> jerry sandusky will be moved to a state prison in pennsylvania next week to start serving between 30 and 60 years. he was sentenced yesterday for sexually abusing ten boys. in prison he will be allowed to keep his watch and wedding band but that's practically it. he will be able to watch penn state football but not violent movies. he will also undergo psych
yesterday the taliban says that she won't be spared if she survives. her family is also being threatened. she had a blog promoting girls' education. >>> this morning a pentagon official confirm it is united states military sent about 150 members to jordan to help with refugees arriving from syria. he said the team will help jordanians with logistics and planning worth thousands of refugees at that time border. >>> it has been five days since 10-year-old jessica ridgeway went...
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shot tuesday by the taliban, they said for refusing to remain silent on girls and women's rights. across pakistan, her story has become a rallying point with protesters. now taking to streets. also on social media, expressing outrage about her shooting. and nbc is in kabul, afghanistan, and has been bringing malala's story home to us and around the world through the broadcasts and all of the networks. what is her medical condition and what is her prognosis? >> reporter: andrea, we're seeing malala today for the first time since that attack, just three days ago in the video provided by the pakistan army. just three days after that attack, there are already encouraging signs. signs of improvement, doctors say. you mentioned today she is stable enough to be airlifted interest the hospital showered to the sister city. doctors decided do that because the other facility has a specialized pediatric care unit. anyone who has seen her speak can be impressed by her bavry and pla tur maturity. the critical care unit with a pediatric focus will be better for her. she's not out of the woods. s
shot tuesday by the taliban, they said for refusing to remain silent on girls and women's rights. across pakistan, her story has become a rallying point with protesters. now taking to streets. also on social media, expressing outrage about her shooting. and nbc is in kabul, afghanistan, and has been bringing malala's story home to us and around the world through the broadcasts and all of the networks. what is her medical condition and what is her prognosis? >> reporter: andrea, we're...
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for me, the taliban is on the inside of the building. >> republicans repeatedly accused the state department of lying by initially blaming the attack on protests over an anti-muslim video. >> ambassador, i don't like doing this. >> i will tell you, though, that when i was in libya, a good part of the day, never once did a person ever mention a video. >> this was never about a video. it was never spontaneous. this is terror. and i want to know why we were lied to. >> and republicans challenged ambassador patrick kennedy on whether politics played a role in early descriptions of the attack from u.n. ambassador susan rice, the state department, and the white house. >> when you put jay carney out there and ambassador rice to say that this is a result of an inflammatory reaction to a controversial film, sir, it begs the question, what happened was it a result of political pressure? >> i have been a career foreign service officer for 39 years. i have served every president since richard nixon. i have directly served six secretaries of state. >> but the white house still faces questions about that
for me, the taliban is on the inside of the building. >> republicans repeatedly accused the state department of lying by initially blaming the attack on protests over an anti-muslim video. >> ambassador, i don't like doing this. >> i will tell you, though, that when i was in libya, a good part of the day, never once did a person ever mention a video. >> this was never about a video. it was never spontaneous. this is terror. and i want to know why we were lied to....
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. >>> a taliban gunman shot a 14-year-old pakistani girl known for her activism on the schooling of girls. this happened when she was waiting for the bus to take her home from school. her doctors say that the wounds are not life-threatening. >>> this year's nobel prize in physics has been awarded two researchers for their work in quantum physics. they share the $1.2 million prize that could result in fast computers and light based clocks more accurate than atomic clocks. what political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours is next right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> so which political story will make headlines in the next 24 hours? chris is back with us. we're looking for ohio. that's ground central for the campaign. you have chris christie going out with with mitt romney. he said it would be a completely different campaign after the first debate. >> right. chris ychristie, who knew he would be the fortune teller. he was right. no secret, andrea. we've talked about it and continue to talk about. ohio is currently leaning towards barack obama. mitt romney has to win ohio
. >>> a taliban gunman shot a 14-year-old pakistani girl known for her activism on the schooling of girls. this happened when she was waiting for the bus to take her home from school. her doctors say that the wounds are not life-threatening. >>> this year's nobel prize in physics has been awarded two researchers for their work in quantum physics. they share the $1.2 million prize that could result in fast computers and light based clocks more accurate than atomic clocks. what...
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headlines making news out on the west coast, the los angeles times has a story on the outrage following the taliban's attack on the school girl in pakistan. the article quotes experts who say although many people are upset about the shooting there are tomorrow obstacles that would lead to a crackdown against islamic militants in that country. >>> the salt lake tribune has a story on how enrollment at utah's public colleges has fallen for the first time in four years. some schools have made admissions tougher. others foresee enrollments slipping as more students opt for mormon missions. >>> the idaho press tribune has a story on how popular movies and shows have the biggest influence on the costumes people pick for hallowe'en. according to a new poll 41% of the people plan on dressing up as post apocalyptic walkers inspired no doubt by the walking dead. americans are expected to spend 10% more this hallowe'en than in years past. >>> president obama's in virginia today preparing for the next presidential debate on tuesday. so for more on that a new fallout from this week's vice-president debate i'm joi
headlines making news out on the west coast, the los angeles times has a story on the outrage following the taliban's attack on the school girl in pakistan. the article quotes experts who say although many people are upset about the shooting there are tomorrow obstacles that would lead to a crackdown against islamic militants in that country. >>> the salt lake tribune has a story on how enrollment at utah's public colleges has fallen for the first time in four years. some schools have...
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with that idea, one little girl is more threatening to the taliban today than the pakistani army. the pan stanny often they flirt with these groups and they close an eye on them and they let them govern certain areas. even the americans were protesting more than once say they give them actual information, they give them funds and very often they don't take care of the protection of the civil society in these areas. we have to understand that in the last ten years, americans spent $20 billion only in pakistan. 80% of that budget went directly to the army. 170 million went to education. what we are doing in these countries, we have to think that our policy is about building armies. not about building societities. what malala wanted was to build a civil society that lead to democratization of the place. and lead to the army be the institution that flirts continuously with the taliban. >> we saw her the other night when i first talked about this in a video with richard holbrook where she was asking for more help with education. and it couldn't be clearer that the long-term need there
with that idea, one little girl is more threatening to the taliban today than the pakistani army. the pan stanny often they flirt with these groups and they close an eye on them and they let them govern certain areas. even the americans were protesting more than once say they give them actual information, they give them funds and very often they don't take care of the protection of the civil society in these areas. we have to understand that in the last ten years, americans spent $20 billion...
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marines urinating on taliban corpses? >> oh, gosh, yes. urinating on taliban corpses. what we should not apologize for are standing up for our values. what we should not be doing is saying to the egyptian people while mubarak is cracking down on them that he's a good guy and the next week say he ought to go. what we should not be doing is rejecting claims for calls for more security in our barracks, in our marines. we need marines in benghazi when the commander on the ground says we need more forces for security. there were requests for extra security. those requests were not honored. look, this was the anniversary of 9/11. it was libya. al qaeda cells there. al qaeda and its affiliates are on the rise in northern africa and we did not give our am bass door in benghazi a marine? when it comes to speaking up to our values we should not apologize for those. here's the problem. look at all the various issues out there and it's unraveling before our eyes. the vice president talks about sanctions on iran. they got -- >> let's move to iran. i'd actually like to move to iran.
marines urinating on taliban corpses? >> oh, gosh, yes. urinating on taliban corpses. what we should not apologize for are standing up for our values. what we should not be doing is saying to the egyptian people while mubarak is cracking down on them that he's a good guy and the next week say he ought to go. what we should not be doing is rejecting claims for calls for more security in our barracks, in our marines. we need marines in benghazi when the commander on the ground says we need...
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and the taliban said these guys already said they're leaving, why would we talk? i think they are already paying attention to the pakistanis. karzai's government is totally alien to their national interests, they are more likely wanting to see a pasthun-dominated government there. so there is really little reason to see we'll get much out of the negotiations. secretary clinton is brilliant as a diplomat, she is trying to pull together what she has got. but the fact of the matter is, we're coming out. the taliban knows it. so does the karzai government, why would this not be a bad situation? >> so looking at history, sir, is the u.s. the soviet union? >> well, no, not at all. we're actually in there, and i think in a legitimate way. with a punitive expedition to try to respond to the attack, which was launched and coordinated from afghanistan. and, so i think the intervention was legitimate. it was flawed execution, starting with the bush team. president obama surged more forces in there, did some good on the ground. but it didn't produce an afghan government that
and the taliban said these guys already said they're leaving, why would we talk? i think they are already paying attention to the pakistanis. karzai's government is totally alien to their national interests, they are more likely wanting to see a pasthun-dominated government there. so there is really little reason to see we'll get much out of the negotiations. secretary clinton is brilliant as a diplomat, she is trying to pull together what she has got. but the fact of the matter is, we're...
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marines urinating on taliban corpses in aft afghanistan but not say when asked directly and when pressed with a follow-up would not say if the u.s. was right to apologize for burning korans. no answer. no position on that. george w. bush administration apologized for that, the obama administration did, too. paul ryan is running with a guy who literally wrote a book callcall ed "no apologies." does he also mean no apology for that? no answer. whether a strike on iran would be an effective means of stopping iran from developing a nuclear weapon, biden said yes to that question, paul ryan, no answer. asked what a romney/ryan administration would do differently on iran and syria than is more strong than what the obama administration is doing since they've criticized the administration as weak, what would they do that would be stronger? no answer from paul ryan which led joe biden to say, hey, the only other thing we're not doing that we could be doing is war. are you saying you want a war? no answer. here's my favorite one. >> let me ask you quickly what's your criteria for intervention? >>
marines urinating on taliban corpses in aft afghanistan but not say when asked directly and when pressed with a follow-up would not say if the u.s. was right to apologize for burning korans. no answer. no position on that. george w. bush administration apologized for that, the obama administration did, too. paul ryan is running with a guy who literally wrote a book callcall ed "no apologies." does he also mean no apology for that? no answer. whether a strike on iran would be an...